About
Tarun Vedula is CEO of Zatanna and studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Founder at ZatannaYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Tarun went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Zatanna's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Tarun can intro founders to Zatanna's investors below.
Zatanna's investors · 1
Co-founders at Zatanna
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Alex BlackwellFounder
Experience
- ZatannaCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- AmazonSoftware Engineering Intern2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- OdysseyFounding Engineer2025
- HandsOnFounding Engineer2025Prague, Czechia
- AT&TTechnology Enablement & Automation Intern2024Dallas, Texas, United States
- John DeereSoftware Engineer Intern2023Urbandale, Iowa, United States
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonApplication Developer2022 — 2023Madison, WI
- Innovate 120UX Intern2022Maquoketa, IA
Skills & more
Clown Car Operation1Agile MethodologiesChaos Monkey1
From Tarun's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tarun Vedula?
- Tarun Vedula is CEO of Zatanna and studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- Where does Tarun Vedula work?
- Tarun Vedula is Founder of Zatanna.
- What companies did Tarun Vedula found?
- Tarun Vedula founded Zatanna.
- Where did Tarun Vedula go to school?
- Tarun Vedula studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Science - BS, Data Science); Charles University.
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